A Quincy city councilor visiting Pakistan is hundreds of miles away from where airport security forces were attacked twice in the past three days by the Taliban.

At-large Councilor Doug Gutro flew to Pakistan last Friday to take part in an international exchange program for public officials.

He told The Patriot Ledger in an email Monday that he was safe following an attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi that left 36 people dead. Jinnah is the country’s largest airport.

Gutro said he was staying in a different part of the country.

The Pakistani Taliban attacked a training facility for airport police near the airport Tuesday. No one was injured in the second armed assault, but the airport was shut down and the entire country has been put on high alert.

Gutro arrived in Pakistan over the weekend, landing in Lahore – the country’s second largest city. Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, is located about 600 miles from Lahore.

Gutro is scheduled to return to the U.S. on Monday. He posted a message on his Twitter account Monday, saying his trip has been tiresome because of the flights and the nine-hour time difference, but he added that he’s bonding with his colleagues and enjoying his experience thus far.

“Our spirit remains high as we discover the richness of Pakistani culture, and cuisine, and the hospitality of its people,” Gutro wrote.

Gutro, a city councilor since 2002, was one of eight public officials from Massachusetts selected to participate in a 10-day professional exchange program with Pakistani officials. The program, funded by the U.S. State Department, has brought 75 public officials from Pakistan to Massachusetts in recent years to meet with municipal administrators.

Never before in the program’s four years of operation have U.S. officials gone to Pakistan, Gutro said last week.